Main area: Catering Assistant / Catering Facilities Assistant
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (WORKING MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY)
Job ref: 193-6936070CORB2CAT
Employer: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Site: Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town: Reading
Salary: £23,615 pro-rata per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
Band 2 Catering Assistant / Catering Facilities Assistant
This is a full-time post for 37.5 hours per week
**Additional shifts / overtime also available**
The post holder is expected to:
* Provide and assist with the provision of the services described to a high standard, ensuring effective operation of the hospital organisation.
* Develop and maintain good working relationships with service users, patients, visitors, staff and managers as well as external agencies providing services to the Trust.
* Communicate and act in a positive manner, which will promote the organisation, by maintaining standards being professional, compassionate and caring at all times.
* Maintain a high standard of personal dress/uniform, conduct and deportment in keeping with the nature of your duties, ensuring that the duties carried out will reflect to the credit of the department and Trust.
* Attend training courses and development sessions when required, communication and briefing meetings, communicating positively contributing to the teams and Departments objectives.
Main duties of the job
* To work as part of the catering team in producing approximately 1600 patient meals and serving 700 customers in the restaurant per day.
* To provide catering assistant/store portering duties to ensure the smooth, efficient and safe running of the catering function, stores and all its services to the standards outlined.
* All food safety policies and procedures, accurate record-keeping and adherence to health, safety and quality control measures.
* To assist in maintaining a clean, tidy and safe department, whilst providing the customer with pleasant and efficient service.
* To assist with the smooth running and appearance of the Trust, the post holder is expected to be flexible and work across the Facilities Directorate and the Trust, as required and appropriate to the grade.
Person specification
Education
* Evidence of adequate level of education
* Demonstrate adequate level of literacy and numeracy skills
* Basic Hygiene Certificate
Experience
* Dealing with a range of people with a customer/service focus
* Experience of working in a catering function
Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.
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